“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.†– Frank Herbert, Dune. It’s not original to start a post with a quote…
In economics everything is boiled down to a commodity. When there’s great demand and/or limited supply, prices go up. When there’s little demand and/or a glut prices go down. There’s one “commodity” where the supply and demand is less flexible – time. We all have exactly what we have and nothing will buy us individually more time. This is my roundabout way of explaining why I haven’t had the opportunity to write for this website…
I recall having experienced more joyous and wondrous experiences in my youth than I have in recent memory. My recollection may possibly be tinted by nostalgia, but I truly did experience those moments. There was a sense of newness and the promise of endless possibilities. Each of those memories are cherished whenever I recall them, because in retrospect the outcome has far outstripped what I possibly could have imagined. Having said all that, I don’t…
I recently read an interview from an executive who is very much aligned with my way of seeing the world. He mentioned one thing that I have done my utmost to adhere to. I’ve always believed that your identity as an individual rests on knowing truly what it is you hold dear and are willing to sacrifice at great cost to protect. I believe everyone should know that thing is. Most people call it a…
At the the post office today I saw identical twin toddlers that were in that irritable hyper state any parent who who’s reading this will understand. There was a time when I would’ve been annoyed by this. I would have been inwardly critical of parents who didn’t have a tight rein on their kid(s). Having now experienced parenthood, I now realize that this is an unrealistic expectation. Kids are not adults as my wife reminds…